The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-01
LiteraryN Offices

il wonderfully rich with drawings by
Abbey, Frost, Pyle, Reinhart, Fem, Gibson
Du Maurier, aud copies of Sargent's paint,
inrs. The writer's for this number are also
a brilliant galaxy, comprising Henry James,
Kate Field, L. C. Stedmsn, Miss Woolson'
Blanche Willis Howard, Rebecca Harding
Davis, Amelia Rives, Bishop Hurst, besides
the novelists Howells and Miss o. Meara, and
the department editors, George william
Curtis, Charles Dudley Warner, and others
The opening article, "Our Summers Out
ing" is an Autographed story by ha'e
Field, telling the oomical AM exasperatins
experiences Of a vacation party in central
New York village. Henry james contributes
q skilfu criticism Of the young artist, John
S. Sargent, which is illustrated. The small
est Of American Republics COSTA Rica) is
interestingly described by the author OF the
article on Chill in the last number, with an
abundance of illustra ions. Bishop Hurst
writes of "a Dead Portuguese City in India,
The fourth part Of Mrs. Davis's article,
"Here and There in the South" penetrates
into the bayou region Of Louisiana, and
gives opportunity for many beautiful draw
ings by W. II, Gibson. Blanche Willis How
ards bright novelette,, TONY, the Maid,
is concluded. DR.. Coan gives brief treatise
upon The Curative Uses Of Water in 1t,
various forms. The poems Of the number
are "Aaron Burrs Wooing." by L, c. Sted-
msn, illustrated by Howard Pyle; "A Mood
by Amelia Rives; ITO Most Comely Lady,
by Louise Inogen Quincy A mastery little
love story by Miss Woolson, entitled AT
the Chateau Of Cornue," ntres upon the
famous Swiss home Of Madame De Steal.
The Easy Chair converses in charming style
about Thackeray as q snob, the new regime
at Niagara, carwindow morals, and Buffalo
Bill in England. The Editors Study con
sders Keats and his Critics, the influence of
English Fiction in America, an international
Copyright Lew, and some new books. Pho
Drawer is opened with an essay from Charles
taines, among other good things, an illustrat-
ed poem by Jacob Strauss and page by
Du Maurier.
!Sc,iJner's Magazine for October has for its
leading article a richly illustrated desprip'
ton Of 1.-THE Paris School Of Fine Arts by
Henry o. Avery, who is graduate of that
institution, and therefore writes from abund-
ant knowledge and with true appreciation
The article opens with brief sketch Of the
founding and growth Of the school, describes
the architectural beauty Of the buildings,
and gives an interesting insight into the
methods Of instruction, and the system of
prizes which creates such intense competi-
ton among the one thousand students The
photographs of the buildings. which are ex
clusvely made by the French government
As a companion article is one by W. G.
Brownell, on French Traits" Another il.
Illustrated article is " Caverns" The number
contains, also, q thoughtful paper on Mu
nicipal Government which traces some of
the existing evils and suggests some RENE.
dies. The Thackeray Letters are concluded
as is also the japanese story begun last
month. There are also stories, poems, etc
The frontispiece of the October Century,
ready on the LIST, will be a striking portrait
&c ,at hu
johnson from photograph by sarony. This
portrait is apropos Of a paper, by James
Lane Allen, entitled Mrs. Stoves Uncle
Tom at Home in Kentucky which recounts
the life Of the Kentucky slave of the old
time, in series Of typical scenes, pointing
out some considerations which it is thought
should qualify Mrs. Stoves point of view
The illustrations, drawn from life, reproduce
Enthusiastically the epoch which Mr.. Allen
describes. A sketch is also given Of the
mistress of that time. and her round of du.
ties. The Lincoln history consists Of con.
else recital Of the secession movement as ex
hibited in Congress, In the Cabinet Of Blu.
chanan, and in the correspondence Of Ger.
tain of the Southern leaders. A chapter il
devoted to the secession of South Carolina,
and to affairs in Charleston harbor and an.
other to the Commissioners from South Caro-.
lima and the growth of the movement in the
different States is also rapidly traced. The
November part will deal with the President.
elect at Springfield. The war series reaches
Shermans march to the sea and through the
Carolinas. Among the other articles are
American Foot Ball. English Cattle.
drals," Twelve Years Of British Song"
etc
A singularly attractive frontispece graces
the October Magazine Of american History.
1t is aspirited portrait Of Daniel Webster,
never before published, from painting in
the Long Island Historical Society, accom-
panied by a clever character study in the
body of this excellent monthly, written by
Hon 9 q w Rpuiamip lota Tn;,oJ C,,,oo